# CVE-2024-7971: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-7971-google-chromium-v8-type-confusion-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-26. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-7971 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-26

A type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chromium V8 engine allows a remote attacker to achieve heap corruption via a specially crafted HTML page. This flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution and has been observed being exploited in the wild by threat actors.

Technologies: [Google Chromium V8](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/chromium-v8). Vendors: [Google](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/google).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-7971 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-7971 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 26 August 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-7971?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 26 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Google Chrome < 128.0.6613.84; Microsoft Edge < 128.0.2739.42; Google V8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-7971?** A patch was published on 2024-08-21: Chrome version 128.0.6613.84 released to address the vulnerability Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-7971 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-7971?** Check whether you run Google Chromium V8. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Google Chrome < 128.0.6613.84
- Microsoft Edge < 128.0.2739.42
- Google V8

## Timeline

- 2024-08-21: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Google Chrome team
- 2024-08-21: patched: Chrome version 128.0.6613.84 released to address the vulnerability
- 2024-08-26: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
- 2024-08-30: exploited: Microsoft reports exploitation by North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet

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- [Google Chrome V8 out of bounds read and write](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-11645-google-chrome-v8-out-of-bounds-read-and-write)
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